Thanks to all of you farmers'-market-lovers, we have opened the proverbial door on our 2nd season! Insert roaring applause from us to you for your partnership to make this market such an important part of your lives and our community. Your weekly visits, your social media support, your flinchingly honest feedback, your word-of-mouth recommendations etc etc have all lead to this market's 2nd birthday. Weekly, you show up just as the vendors are packing up, on your way home after a too-long day of work, to apologize for missing the market; THAT kind of crazy-beautiful-communal check-in lifts us up so high! Thank you!!!

We want to bring you deeper into the life of this market, so that you feel even more connected to it. If we were to show you the math equation of how the market came to be, it looks like this:

organic call to action + conversations + hesitations + creative urges so loud that the only way to quiet them is to feed them with brainstorm meeting after brainstorm meeting + marathon phone conversations with farmers, vendors, permit offices + logistical issues resolved…the unknown demystified + survey distribution + your interest for the market bubbles~splatters~steams and becomes part of our marrow + we meet with farmers' market elders for guidance (hoping that they might almost dissuade us) but it is too late, the seed we planted is germinating!

We're looking for homes on streets with good visibility. All you need to do is stick the sign on your front lawn on market day. Do-it-yourself makeovers of the signs are welcome! We can even spot you some chalk!

To reserve a sign email us at info@fairmountmarket.ca and tell us what street you are on. We will deliver the sign to you, or you can pick up on your next visit.

Community Orchards PresentationLessons from Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard: How to Grow Fruit Successfully in an Urban Environment

Susan Poizner, founder of the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard and Director of fruit tree care company Orchard People recounts the key lessons she has learned about growing fruit in the challenging urban environment. Are you thinking of planting a fruit tree? Do you already have a tree that you don’t know how to care for? This presentation will save you time and money and help you grow fruit successfully right from the start.

Backyard Urban Farm Co. Garden Centre

BUFCO has everything you need to get growing now! Think it's too cold? Not a chance. Arlene and Marc have a plethora of organic cold hardy seedlings that will flourish in your garden now. You will also find a great selection of Cubit's organic seeds, organic fertilizer and even some super powered worm poop and vermicomposting kits. Are you desperate to get a garden in place? Check out their easy to assemble raised garden planters; ideal for the urban setting. Read more about BUFCO's spring plants - http://www.bufco.blogspot.ca

A Mountain of Mulch

Beach Hill Tree Team will be providing mulch. All donations are put back towards their greening initiatives. Bring your buckets, wheelbarrows and garden bags! Every neighbourhood should be this luck to have a hyper-local Tree Team!

Let's seed bomb the neighbourhood! Fresh City Farms' farmer Carrie Nicols will be hosting a seed bombing station. Have some fun getting those hands dirty and make some seed balls to plant in unexpected places in the neighbourhood. Donations will be accepted.